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Model of a stone mortar
anoniemca. 1750 - ca. 1800
Rijksmuseum
Amsterdam, Netherlands
A stone mortar was loaded with a reed basket full of rocks and used for firing at living targets. Mortars could fire projectiles at a much steeper angle than cannons, and so could easily shoot over fortification walls or obstacles.
Details
- Title: Model of a stone mortar
- Creator: anoniem
- Date Created: ca. 1750 - ca. 1800
- Physical Dimensions: messing
- Subject Keywords: steenmortier
- Rights: http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/
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